3149. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding access to the Rotunda Hospital's NEST at Home neonatal support programme for families outside the Dublin catchment area; if she will address the concerns raised; if she will consider extending eligibility based on clinical need rather than geography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26…
Topics / Hospital Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Services
813 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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805 written, 8 oral
111
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 51 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 41 |
| May 2025 | 43 |
| June 2025 | 44 |
| July 2025 | 53 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 50 |
| October 2025 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 48 |
| December 2025 | 29 |
| January 2026 | 57 |
| February 2026 | 58 |
| March 2026 | 33 |
| April 2026 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 33 |
| July 2026 | 49 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 33 |
| October 2026 | 39 |
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3156. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances at each emergency department in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26130/26]
3210. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports that MRI machines at Beaumont Hospital are in need of repair, that some patients report having to travel by taxi to Blackrock in order to avail of PET scans; the steps she is taking to ensure such diagnostic scans are available in Beaumont; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26477/26]
3353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of additional public outpatient appointments, procedures and inpatient treatments delivered by consultants recruited under the Public Only Consultant Contract since its introduction, broken down by year. [27025/26]
3418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child breakdowns, in tabular form. [27329/26]
3420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals; and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4 hospitals, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27331/26]
3424. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated cancellations of children’s spinal surgeries and paediatric orthopaedic procedures in Children’s Health Ireland in quarter 1 2025 and 2026. [27335/26]
453. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days in 2025, and in 2026 so far, on which the full capacity protocol measures were implemented in Cork University Hospital. [23261/26]
454. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days in 2025, and in 2026 so far, on which the full capacity protocol measures were implemented in the Mercy University Hospital. [23262/26]
509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a referral for a person (details supplied) to the Coombe enhanced endometriosis clinic was rejected; and the steps they can now take. [23471/26]
352. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of an autologous stem cell transplant centre for Cork University Hospital, Cork. [22616/26]
433. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the supra-regional endometriosis centre at Cork University Maternity Hospital; to provide a breakdown of the number of funded whole-time equivalent posts versus the number of filled posts; the current vacancies by role for example, consultant, clinical nurse specialist, physiotherapist; the current waiting times for a first outpatient…
841. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of neurosurgery places for each of the past ten years in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; the number of people that have been on the outpatients neurosurgery waiting list for each of the past ten years; the average waiting time for neurosurgery patients in Beaumont Hospital for each of the past ten years; the number of neurosurgeons that have been employed …
878. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if solutions to car parking capacity issues at the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar are being examined by her Department; and if she is aware of the parking limitations at this site. [21617/26]
894. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the outsourcing of hospital services at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by department, procedure, and cost, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21678/26]
895. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the numbers of bed days lost due to delayed discharge at UHK in each of the years 2020 to 2026 to date, in tabular form. [21679/26]
469. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the wider look back of an individual consultant announced last month following phase one of the independent external review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals (details supplied); if this has begun; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21201/26]
470. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the 62 patients recommended for further clinical follow-up following phase one of the independent external review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals; if all 62 have had their follow-up appointments; if not, the timeline for completing all follow-ups; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
471. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current timeline for completion of phase two of the independent external review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals (details supplied); if this work will be concluded by the end of 2026; if she will publish phase one when the full report is complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21203/26]
491. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the budget for each hospital in 2025, in tabular form. [21227/26]
1762. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health given the recognised ‘risk to patient safety’ identified in the recent HIQA report into urgent and emergency healthcare services in the Mid-West, if she will submit the extension of the UHL campus, option B, as a project for delivery under the Critical Infrastructure Bill once it is enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18779/26]
1776. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to consider creating off campus treatment for women experiencing a miscarriage in a hospital (details supplied), to avoid these patients from receiving care surrounded by patients receiving antenatal care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18915/26]
1777. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to consider creating a separate assessment unit in a hospital (details supplied) for women who are experiencing a miscarriage, especially those with a confirmed miscarriage; if this will be considered in the plans for the new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18916/26]
1795. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given by her Department to the location of a future additional emergency department in the Midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18966/26]
1852. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the running cost of the Mount Carmel surgical hub in 2025; the allocation for this hub in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19304/26]